Crime & Safety

Search Continues for Missing Paddleboarder From Habour Island

Several law enforcement and rescue agencies are working together to find 50-year-old Jeffrey Comer, who was last seen leaving his apartment with his paddleboard Saturday afternoon. The board later washed ashore in Manatee County.

Several law enforcement and rescue agencies are continuing to search for a Harbour Island man who apparently went paddleboarding Saturday afternoon and never returned.

The Tampa Police department is continuing to work on a missing person report for 50-year-old Jeffrey Comer, around 2 p.m. Saturday.

Comer's board — along with his wallet, car keys and cell phone — were found adrift by a boater near Holmes Beach in Manatee County at around 11:30 Saturday night and turned over to local police, Bay News 9 reports.

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The Pinellas County Sheriff's Office later located Comer's vehicle parked at Mullet Key, near Fort DeSoto Park. The vehicle showed no signs of foul play, officials said, and a later search of Comer's apartment showed nothing out of the ordinary.

The agencies have been meeting to share information and coordinate efforts and will release updates whenever there are any changes in the investigation.

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